Lesson 7: Branding Canada - Part A
Completion requirements
Unit 6
What Does It Mean to Be Canadian?
Lesson 7
Reader's Notebook
Branding Canada
Today's reading is about Moose and Goose, who are trying to figure out how to brand or advertise Canada.
This story is written like a play: the lines that Moose speaks are in black print, and the lines that Goose speaks are in blue print.
Click each coloured row for information about the activity.
Think About It
How would you advertise Canada to the rest of the world?
Preview the story on page 150 - 153 of Literacy in Action 5B, looking at the title, headings, pictures and captions.
Look carefully at the pictures because they contain a lot of detail. Notice that the story is divided into two parts: Episode 1 and Episode 2.
Go to the Reader’s Notebook: Branding Canada page and answer the three questions in the Before Reading section.
Download PDF
- Download the document Reader’s Notebook: Branding Canada.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
- Click the "Open with" button.
- Select "Adobe Reader".
- Click "OK".
- You will then be able to view the document Reader’s Notebook: Branding Canada.
- Print the document.
If possible, get someone else to read this with you. One
of you read Moose's lines and the other read Goose's. (Remember, Moose
is black text, Goose is blue.) This way, you will get to hear the voices
of the two characters while they try to come up with a logo to
advertise Canada.
Read Episode 1 (with your partner if possible).
Read Episode 2 (with your partner if possible).
Read Episode 1 (with your partner if possible).
- Answer the three questions in the During Reading - Episode 1 section on the Reader’s Notebook page.
Read Episode 2 (with your partner if possible).
- Answer the two questions in the During Reading - Episode 2 section on the Reader’s Notebook page.
After you have finished listening to the story, go to the Reader’s Notebook page and answer the After Reading question.
Remember to add any people or symbols from this story to your organizers from Unit 6: We Are Canadian, Unit Opener. This will make the final activity for this unit much easier to complete.
Save
How to save a file:
- Scan the document to your computer.
- Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
- Name your Reader's Notebook: Branding Canada file in this format: jsmith_brandingcanada and save the file to your Documents folder.
Remember to add any people or symbols from this story to your organizers from Unit 6: We Are Canadian, Unit Opener. This will make the final activity for this unit much easier to complete.
Compare your responses with those in the Key by clicking here.